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Tom Osborn on youth leadership, mental well-being

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Discovery Vitality named Hyrox SA wellness partner

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Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

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Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

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We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

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New DNA research could help combat cancers that are resistant to current standard treatments

19 May 2021

The importance of nutrition in fighting cancer

The importance of nutrition in fighting cancer

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 19 May 2021

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"It's going to change our country": South Africa starts vaccinating over-60s

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People with HIV are still dying from a treatable, but neglected, disease: all it needs is a plan

People with HIV are still dying from a treatable, but neglected, disease: all it needs is a plan

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Clicks confirms 47 vaccination sites, 520 more pending approval

17 May 2021

Mass Covid-19 vaccine rollout launches, as third wave looms

Mass Covid-19 vaccine rollout launches, as third wave looms

17 May 2021

Sappi honours its health staff on International Nurses' Day

Sappi honours its health staff on International Nurses' Day

Sappi 17 May 2021

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Applications open for Shoprite Retail Business Management and Pharmacy bursaries

17 May 2021

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

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Covid-19 highlights need to invest in health system resilience

14 May 2021

Dis-Chem prepped for vaccination rollout with 32 sites secured

Dis-Chem prepped for vaccination rollout with 32 sites secured

14 May 2021

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Trips waiver: US support is a major step but no guarantee of Covid-19 vaccine equity

Erin Hannah, James Scott, Silke Trommer & Sophie Harman 13 May 2021

Who are the people most likely to be SA's Covid super-spreaders?

Who are the people most likely to be SA's Covid super-spreaders?

Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 13 May 2021

Dr Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, country medical director, South Africa, Pfizer

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#InternationalNursesDay: The future of nursing is bright

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Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells

Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells

Khalid Abdelaziz 11 May 2021

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Our research shows gaps in South Africa's diabetes management programme

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M Webb & Paul Rheeder 11 May 2021

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South Africa picks up first cases of coronavirus variant from India

Wendell Roelf 10 May 2021

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It's possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here's what it takes

Hamish Graham & Adegoke Falade 10 May 2021

Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

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Over 100 countries back Trips waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

Over 100 countries back Trips waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

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New training manual emphasises importance of cleaning to fight infection in healthcare facilities

New training manual emphasises importance of cleaning to fight infection in healthcare facilities

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Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

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Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries

Jean-Francois Maystadt, Kalle Hirvonen & Nik Stoop 21 May 2021

Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells

Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells

Khalid Abdelaziz 11 May 2021

Family members of Covid-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, India. Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

It's possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here's what it takes

Hamish Graham & Adegoke Falade 10 May 2021

Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

7 May 2021

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